Category: crossings

Record English Channel Crossings Exceed 8,000 for the Year

More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel this year, figures show. Since the start of 2022, 8,393 people have reached the UK after navigating busy shipping lanes from France in small boats, according to analysis of government data by the PA news agency. This is more than double…


57th Death Has Railroad Pleading to Stop Dangerous Crossings

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Brightline trains killed one person and seriously injured another in separate accidents less than 12 hours apart, the latest in a spate of collisions plaguing the higher-speed passenger trains since the railroad recently resumed operations. Tuesday night’s death was the ninth involving Florida’s privately-owned passenger railroad since it resumed operations in November after…